text_original: It is enough to say that stately palaces of wood clothed the barren stretch of flat meadows, and that every ornament which man's imagination could devise was employed to lend splendour to the scene.
text_transcription: IT IS ENOUGH TO STATE THAT STATELY PALACES OF WOOD CLOTHED THE BARREN STRETCH OF FLAT MEADOWS AND THAT EVERY ORNAMENT WHICH MAN'S IMAGINATION COULD DEVISE WAS EMPLOYED TO LEND SPLENDOR TO THE SCENE
phonemes: ɪɾ ɪz ɪnˈʌf tə sˈeɪ ðæt stˈeɪtli pˈælɪsᵻz ʌv wˈʊd klˈoʊðd ðə bˈæɹən stɹˈɛtʃ ʌv flˈæt mˈɛdoʊz, ænd ðæt ˈɛvɹi ˈɔːɹnəmənt wˌɪtʃ mˈænz ɪmˌædʒᵻnˈeɪʃən kʊd dɪvˈaɪz wʌz ɛmplˈɔɪd tə lˈɛnd splˈɛndɚ tə ðə sˈiːn.